Talk:Cancer Alley

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[edit] POV check

I added the POV check template to the article since it doesn't appear to adhere to the NPOV policy. --Viriditas | Talk 10:15, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

The following statement was removed from the article due to lack of NPOV. It should be added back into the article and expanded to conform to policy: Although there have been numerous studies documenting unusually high rates of brain tumors among children, the local and state governments have been slow to act. --Viriditas | Talk 10:31, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 13 Dec 2006 addition moved to talk

I moved the below anon addition to talk due to concerns about lack of encyclopedic tone or reference. -- Infrogmation 19:51, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

A few notes on Cancer Alley: - Cancer Alley: Lots of toxic waste and chemical factories. (85 miles of factories) - 1/3 of taxes in LA is paid by petrochemical taxes, 165,000 people are employed - 1/3 of toxic waste, 25% of all chemicals made in the US come from this area - The industrial waste corporation Rollins created the 4th largest waste site in the US, but the community in which it was placed didn’t know it was coming. There was no disclosure about Rollins, only rumors of new jobs. - From 1980-1985: 100 federal/state violations were given, but company hasn’t paid a dime! - In 1981, lawsuit filed, settled on Christmas eve in 1987 ($3000 given to each plaintiff). Stipulation in settlement that Rollins cannot be sued again.